Tubular necktie and mode of making same



Dec. 18, 1956 T. M. BROSTOFF 2,774,076

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3 Claims. (Cl. 2-146) This invention relates to a tubular necktie of the type embodying a facing formed of woven wool fabric with a close woven fabric lining and also pertains to a mode of fabricating same.

Tubular neckties of the above character are characterized by having open ends which ordinarily are temporarily closed as by tacking, the ends being subject to being opened for the reception of a fiat stiff insert employed in cleaning operations.

it has been a problem in the necktie manufacturing industry to produce a substantial and neat appearing finish for the ends of tubular neckties formed with facings of woven yarn fabric without the employment of hand sewing operations which because of the loose weave of yarn fabrics and the tendency thereof to fray is not dependable.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a way of finishing the ends of tubular neckties which may be accomplished by a sewing machine operation in a fashion to obviate hand sewing and also to produce a much more substantial and durable product, and whereby the ends of the necktie will be reinforced and reveling or fraying of the fabric at the tube ends be effectively prevented.

With the foregoing objects in view together with such other objects and advantages as may subsequently appear, the invention resides in the parts and in the combination, construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and as illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the necktie embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view in front elevation with portions broken away of an end portion of the necktie illustrating the construction to which the invention pertains;

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 showing the several fabric layers in exaggerated spaced relation to each other for the sake of clearness;

Fig. 4 is a view in vertical section taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the woven fabric facing strip;

Fig. 6 is a view in elevation of the closely woven fabric lining or backing strip;

Figs. 7 and 8 are isometric views of an end portion of the facing strip illustrating the manner of forming a hem thereon;

Fig. 9 is an isometric view of the hem end portion of the facing strip showing the manner of initially applying the lining or backing strip thereto;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged detailed longitudinal section taken on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a diagram illustrating the manner of initially applying the lining or backing strip to the facing p;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged detail longitudinal section taken on the line 12-12 of Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is an isometric view of the end portion shown in Fig. 12 with the end of the lining or backing strip folded over the end of the facing strip and stitched in place;

Fig. 14 is an isometric view of the structure shown in Fig. 13 in an endwise reversed position;

Fig. 15 is a diagram in plan of the structure shown in Fig. 14 illustrating the manner in which the facing strip is tucked to bring its free longitudinal margin into alignment with the side margin of the lining strip;

Fig. 16 is an enlarged detail in section taken on the line 16-46 of Fig. 15;

Fig. 17 is a diagram in plan illustrating the final step of connecting the previously aligned margins of-the facing strip and the lining or backing strip in completing the formation of the fabric tube; and

Fig. 18 is an isometric view of the sealed end of the fabric tube showing the manner of separating the intermediate portion of the facing strip and the lining or backing to give access to the interior of the tube in applying it to a conventional tie turner whereby the tube shown in Fig. 17 is turned inside out to result in the finished product shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

Referring to the drawings more specifically A indicates generally an elongated fabric facing strip preferably formed of woven yarn and B designates generally an elongated lining or backing strip formed of closely woven fabric, the strips A and B being formed of fabrics commonly employed in the manufacture of tubular neckties and being contoured in the usual manner with the lining or backing strip B somewhat narrower than the facing strip A. The strips A and B, however, are coextensive in length. The facing strip A is formed with transverse end margins a and b and longitudinal side margins c and d and the lining or backing strip B is formed with end margins e and f and side marginsg and h in the usual manner.

In carrying out the invention the lining or backing strip B is formed on its margins g and h adjacent to but spaced from each of its ends e and f with opposed V- notches i; the notches being spaced from the ends of the strip B such distance as to define end flaps j for lining a hem to be formed on the ends of the facing sheet A, the flap j being preferably from one-half to threefourths of an inch in length.

The first step in forming the necktie is to provide the ends of the facing strip A with hems k which is accomplished as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 by folding short lengths l of the end portion of the strip over the back face thereof through return bends l' as shown in Fig. 7, then running a seam or line of stitching m close to the return bend of the end length 1 throughout the length and between the side margins 1" thereof as shown in Fig. 8, each end of the strip A being thus hemmed. The strip A is then imposed outer face downward on top of the outer face of the lining or backing strip B with its longitudinal margin 0 aligned with the longitudinal margin h of the lining or backing strip B and with the hemmed ends of the strip A registering with the notches i on the margins of the lining strip. The normal outer faces of the strip A-B will then be disposed face to face in the manner commonly employed in the manufacture of tubular neckties. The adjacent flap j of the lining or backing strip B at one end thereof only is folded around the adjacent hem k to overlie and abut the folded end length l of the strip A as shown in Fig. 9. The assemblage will then appear in longitudinal section as shown in Fig. 10.

The aligned margins c-h of the strips A and B are then united by a seam or line of stitching n which leads adjacent said margins from the end of the assembly where the flap of the lining or backing strip B is folded over the seam k to the opposite end of the strip A as.

particularly shown in Fig. 11. The projecting flap j at the other end of the lining or backing strip B is then folded around the contiguous end of the assembly to overlie the adjacent hem k and end portion l of the strip A as indicated in dotted lines in'Fig. 12, whereupon the flap 'j'is stitched in place by a longitudinal seam ,0 extending close to the stitching n as shown in Fig. 13.

The free margin g of the lining or backing strip B will then be inwardly spaced from the adjacent margin (1 of the facing strip A, being preferably positioned with the lining or backing strip B on the under side as shown in Fig. 14. The facing strip A is tucked laterally to bring the margin d thereof in alignment with the margin g of the lining strip as indicated in'Figs. l5 and 16. On this being accomplished the margins 11 and g are joined by a line of stitching r extending throughout the length of the assemblage as shown in Fig. 17. This stitching operation usually being performed on a sewing machine the margins d and g are brought in alignment progressively as the work is fed to the stitching mechan sm- 'The result will be a comparatively flat fabric tube closed at its ends by the inturned flaps j with the back faces of the strips A and B outermost.

The final operation consists in turning the tube thus formed inside out which is effected by means of a conventional tie turner. To accomplish this the free margins s of the lining or backing flaps are pulled back as shown in Fig. 18 and the intermediate portion of the hemmed ends of the strip A are withdrawn from beneath the lining or backing flap to expose the interior of the tube for insertion of the tie turning implement. On turning the fabricated tube inside vout it is pressed in the usual manner, thus completing the necktie product which is characterized by having open ends with the V 1 hemmed ends of the strip A forming the front and side marginal portions, and with the end flap 1' of the lining or backing B extending inwardly of the tube end and overlying the inturned end margins of the hem at the back portion of the tube as shown in Fig. 4.

By the recited construction the extreme ends of the facing strip which tend to fray are located interiorly of the necktie a substantial distance from the ends of the latter where unraveling of the fabric is unlikely to occur, and unraveling of which is further obviated by the hem k afforded by the seam m. Another advantageous feature resides in protecting the longitudinal edges of the inturned end Portions of the strip A by means of the end flaps of the lining or backing strip B which flaps overlie and are sewed lengthwise of their side margins to the side marginal portions of such inturned end portions by means of the rows of stitching n and r, and whereby the ends of the vinturned flaps i of the lining strip are securely held against being accidently reversed and caused to protrude from the adjacent open end of the tie.

While a specific embodiment of the invention has herein been set forth, it is not limited to the exact details of construction shown or to the exact steps recited, but is subject to such changes, and modifications as come within the purview of the appended claims.

I claim:

l. The method of producing a tubular necktie consisting in hemming the ends .of a facing strip with overlying end portions of the latter, applying a lining strip over said facing strip on the side thereof opposite the overlying end portions thereof with one longitudinal margin thereof aligned with one of the longitudinal margins of said facing strip and with one endvof the lining inturned around and overlying the adjacent 2. A tubular necktie comprising a fabric facing strip and a fabric backing strip, each of which has a foldedover side marginal portion along each of its sides, the folded-over side marginal portions of, said strips being superimposed on each other and being stitched together by stitching extending lengthwise along said folded-over side marginal portions, thereby forming an open-ended tube, a hem on each end of said facing strip andan end flap on each end of said backing strip, both said hems and said end flaps being turned .into the open ends ,of said tube, each of said hems comprising an inturned length of the facing strip including the folded-over marginal portions of that length, and each of said end flaps comprising an inturned length of the backing strip including the folded-over marginal portions of that length. 3. A tubular necktie as claimed in claim 2 in which the backing strip with its folded-over marginal portion is narrower than the facing strip with its folded-over marginal portions, and in which each hem is stitched in place by stitching extending-transversely of the facing strip.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,682,663 Berendsen July 6, 1954 

